books.google.ch - English summary: Punitive and multiple damages are legal instruments which under certain circumstances enable American civil courts to order the party who has caused the damage to pay an amount exceeding the usual compensation for damages to the injured party. Dirk Brockmeier analyzes the compatibility...https://books.google.ch/books/about/Punitive_damages_multiple_damages_und_de.html?hl=de&id=f5EmH9sO4psC&utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePunitive damages, multiple damages und deutscher ordre public